The third expedition to the American continent was unprecedentedly large. Wu Wei took 10,000 Rui soldiers of the empire, 3,000 Australian cavalry, 30,000 sailors, and thousands of large and small ships, starting from Jinling, crossing the ocean, and crossing the Pacific Ocean, before arriving on the American continent.

The basic route has been opened up by Wu Wei, and there is a compass to discern the direction, but there is no big problem.

During this period, Wu Wei also discovered many islands in the Pacific Ocean, either deserted islands, or islands settled by indigenous people, such as the Hawaiian Islands in later generations...... All the islands discovered, as well as the routes of Wu Wei's fleet, were also clearly recorded in the charts.

The main contents of the nautical chart include: shore shape, islands, reefs, water depth, navigation beacons, etc. With nautical charts, ships are less likely to run aground, so they are an indispensable reference for navigation.

In order to develop this Pacific chart, Dawu also paid a heavy price. Not only the soldiers who died in the battle with the natives, but the weather on the sea was unpredictable, occasionally encountering storms and whirlpools, and once they were shipwrecked, it was a fatal blow to the fleet.

A considerable part of Wu's fleet was destroyed on the sea, and the corpses were not preserved.

Thanks to Qingji's hand-drawn world map, Wu Wei led his army into the American continent this time and conquered most of the indigenous inhabitants of North America of the Indian lineage.

However, Wu Wei has now opened up few places, and is limited to the later lighthouse country and part of the territory of Canada and Mexico...... This is already very remarkable in Qingji's opinion.

"Father, this time the retainers brought back a lot of local products from the New World, such as broad beans, pumpkins, cocoa, sweet potatoes, peppers, etc., some things that our Dawu does not have."

"There's another good thing here." As he spoke, Wu Wei smiled and took out a pack of tobacco from his arms, rolled it with a special piece of paper, and rolled it into the shape of a cigarette.

"Smoke?"

"Father, how do you know?"

"That's good stuff." Qingji didn't tell Wu Wei why he knew this

"Cigarettes", but directly confiscated the pack of tobacco in Wu Wei's hand.

"Father, you are ......"

"Wu Wei, the water of this tobacco is too deep, you can't grasp it, let me come."

"Father, do you know how to use this thing?"

"You kid won't get addicted to smoking, will you?"

"Occasionally. Father, emperor, son, only occasionally suck. ”

"You must refrain from it, this thing will be addictive." Qingji said meaningfully, but still hid the pack of tobacco in his sleeve.

Seeing this, Wu Wei said with a smile: "Father, the son brought back a lot of tobacco from the American continent this time, and if he cultivates it, he can be widely planted in my Great Wu." ”

"Very good." In this regard, Qingji is very approving. He himself is not addicted to smoking, but he can't stand the fact that the profits that can be obtained by this thing are too high and the promotion is too great.

In fact, Qingji knew that this kind of tobacco was harmful to health after being made into cigarettes, and he was reluctant to promote it in his heart, at least not in Dawu.

"Father, the son returned from the American continent this time, and specially selected three thousand young natives, both men and women, I don't know what you plan to do with them, father?"

"Demoted to Kunlun slave and sent to the Western Regions."

"No." Kunlun Nu, who has only 3,000 people, Qingji doesn't care too much. After all, the huge Wu Empire now has millions of Kunlun slaves.

Qingji thought for a moment, and then asked, "Wu Wei, how many people are there in the Americas under your rule now?" ”

"Probably two million."

"So much?" Qingji was a little surprised. What you must know is that no civilization in the Americas has entered the Bronze Age, only countries in the late Neolithic period such as the Xia Dynasty, which used stone as a soldier and had extremely backward productivity.

Historically, when Columbus discovered the New World, that is, in 1492, the largest population of the Americas was 30 million...... Of course, the indigenous people of the American continent are still living a life of drinking blood, which has lasted for thousands of years, and it has not changed!

The only thing that can be done is probably the legendary Mayan civilization.

"Father, the son of the emperor in the New World, left 5,000 soldiers in the town, and then there are 30,000 cavalry trained from the natives, there should be no great changes over there for a while."

"Good." Qingji bowed slightly, but an idea appeared in his mind at this time.

"Wu Wei, in your opinion, how to govern the New World is more appropriate?" Wu Wei immediately smelled a sense of danger.

He is not a fool, how can he not guess what his father thinks?

"Father, in the opinion of his sons, it is better to divide the princes in the New World and establish a vassal kingdom. The New World was far from the empire itself, separated by the vast ocean, and there were many inconveniences. ”

"I want to put the New World under Australian rule, what do you think?"

"No." Wu Wei smiled bitterly and said, "Father, don't bother your sons. ”

"Erchen's Australia is already the largest of the feudal kingdoms among the brothers. If the father and emperor put the New World under the rule of Australia, the sons and daughters would not be able to do it...... "Australia is built on the Australian continent, but the land is vast and sparsely populated, too barren, and Wu Wei can't look down on it."

…… The six royal carriages where Qingji and Wu Wei were located, with a team of tens of thousands of people, passed through the neat and spacious streets of Jinling City to greet their subjects

After "boasting of merit", he entered the camp of the Qinhuai River. Qingji also personally met with these weather-beaten and dusty soldiers of the Eastern Expedition and gave condolences.

Looking at these scarred soldiers, Qingji also had an indescribable feeling in his heart. They exchanged their own injuries and sacrifices for glory, not only their own glory, but also the glory of Dawu.

How does this make Qingji repay them?

"Literature."

"The minister is here!"

"I want to build a majestic triumphal arch on the bank of the Qinhuai River. From now on, it is stipulated that this gate, the triumphant division will pass, and all the great Wu monarchs and ministers in my court must go to the triumphal arch to greet my good sons and daughters of Great Wu! The Arc de Triomphe is built by you. ”

"No!" Wen Chong immediately agreed. Qingji's move is also to improve the honor of the soldiers.

Boost morale!

"Zeng Shen."

"The minister is here!" Tobe Shangshu Zeng Shen immediately stood up.

"Spread my will, all the soldiers who participated in the war against the Americas, regardless of life or death, on the basis of rewarding meritorious deeds, one person will be rewarded with ten acres of land, ten thousand dollars, and ten horses of cloth." Qing Ji said earnestly: "Soldiers who are not in the empire, or who have died in battle, will be led by their families." ”

"No!" It's no wonder that Qingji will be so generous. The current Dawu is not short of money, and it can be said that he is really rich.